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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1919
Annual report for the year 1919 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow
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Determination of Closing Orders.
Closing Orders made by the Council in respect of Nos. 17 and 18,
Chadbourne Street on the 18th January, were determined, as the premises
were made fit for human habitation.
Representations to London County Council under Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890—Part I. The following areas were represented to the London County Council under Part I. of the above Act. Up to the end of the year 1919 no action had been taken.
| Area. | No. of houses. | Population. |
|---|---|---|
| No. 1. Bow Road and High Street, Bow | 109 (and 10 sites) | 638 |
| No. 2. St. Leonard's Road, Dunbar and Bromley Cottages | 29 | 183 |
| No. 3. Orchard House | 69 (and 3 other pr.) | 425 |
| No. 4. High Street, Poplar, Collin's Place, Commodore Court, and Surrey Place West | 46 (and 3 other pr.) | 212 |
| No. 5. High Street, Poplar, Sophia Street, and Elizabeth Cottages | 8 (and 3 vacant sites) | 57 |
| No. 6. Lower North Street | 47 (and 1 other pr. and 5 sites) | 257 |
| No. 7. Silver Lion Court | 12 (3 unoccupied) | 45 |
| No. 8. Birchfield Street | 27 (and 1 shed) | 98 |
| No. 9. Emmett Street, Bridge Road, and Providence Cottages | 12 (and 4 other pr.) | 61 |
| No. 10. West Ferry Road | 111 (and 2 sites) | 844 (Excluding 3 p.h.) |